11:38 PM,
Jul. 6, 2012

Brevard School Board members will decide Tuesday morning whether to ask voters in November to approve a half-cent sales tax.

Written by

Mackenzie Ryan | FLORIDA TODAY

Brevard School Board members will decide Tuesday morning whether to ask voters in November to approve a half-cent sales tax, which would raise about $32 million annually for facility repairs, replacements and purchases.

The controversial proposal - which would increase Brevard's current 6 percent sales tax to 6.5 percent - is seen by some as a solution to funding shortfalls that have left little room in the district's budget for building repairs.

"It's no secret that this board is extremely concerned about our future finances, our revenue from the state has declined multiple times over ...